"Daniel Morris" wrote in message
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On Thu, 14 Sep 2017, at 10:20 AM, Tony Marston wrote:
If the first programming languages in the first computers were case
insensitive, then that should be the standard. Those who introduced case
sensitive languages at a later date should be forced to justify that
decision.
If the first vehicles had two wheels, then that should be the standard.
Those who introduced cars with four wheels should be forced to justify
that decision.
If the first television was black and white, then that should be the
standard. Those who introduced televisions with colour should be forced
to justify that decision.
If the first living organisms had single cells, then that should be the
standard. Evolution should be forced to justify the decision to move to
multiple cells.
If light exists as a wave, then that should be the standard. When an
observer collapses the wave function, then they should be forced to
justify that decision.
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Daniel Morris
dan...@honestempire.com
You are being deliberately awkward. While things can progress, change,
improve and be added to over time, I can see no justification for removing a
facility or capability just for the convenience of a miniscule number of
developers. Just because the first Ford motor cars were black is no
justification for saying that all cars should be black. The idea that all
cars should have their ability to steer around bends be removed just because
the car makers find it easier to build cars that can only run in straight
lines would be just plain nonsense.
Introducing case sensitivity into what is mostly a case-insensitive world
just for the convenience of a few programmers I do not consider to be
acceptable. It would cause more problems for far more people than the
insignificant few who insist on using obscure character sets. Why should the
English-speaking world be forced to suffer just because some minor languages
cannot handle case folding?
If the problem has already been solved with UTF8 then no other solution
should be required. If the support for UTF8 needs to be enhanced in PHP then
enhance it. Do not remove case-insensitive software just because it is
"convenient".
As was said in a Star Trek movie - the needs of the many outweigh the needs
of the few.
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Tony Marston
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